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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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The MV Ibn Batouta sails in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Ibn Batouta is carrying 7,000 tonnes of sorghum, food aid the UN World Food Program intends to distribute in Somalia. The cargo ship is being escorted by Dutch naval vessel De Ruyter to prevent any pirate attacks.
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Germany's Grit Jurack celebrates a goal against Serbia during their Euro 2008 women's preliminary round group D handball match in Skopje December 4, 2008.
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TENERIFE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 05: Astana Team Boss Johan Bruyneel looks on during a Team Astana Training Camp press conference at the Hotel Las Madrigueras on December 5, 2008 in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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A researcher, with "no research, no futre" written on his forehead marches in the streets of Rome during a demonstration on November 14, 2008. Researchers joined the students during a national of protest against conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's multi-billion-euro education cuts.
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European Central bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet attends a joint news conference following a summit to discuss the international financial crisis at the Elysee Palace, October 4, 2008. European leaders vowed at the start of an emergency summit on Saturday to do what they could to fend off a financial crisis that snowballed out of Wall Street and is now hitting banks in Europe.
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Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks into Rideau Hall in Ottawa after talking to the media following his meeting with Governor General Michaelle Jean, December 4, 2008. Harper, battling to stay in power, persuaded the country's acting head of state on to suspend Parliament so he could avoid being ousted by opposition parties next week.
Jewish settlers stand atop a Palestinian house after setting part of its yard ablaze during the eviction of Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron December 4, 2008. Israeli police used teargas and clubs to evict dozens of hard-line Jewish settlers from a disputed building in Hebron on Thursday after days of stone-throwing clashes with Palestinians.
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks out of Rideau Hall in Ottawa following his meeting with Governor General Michaelle Jean, December 4, 2008. Harper, battling to stay in power, persuaded the country's acting head of state on to suspend Parliament so he could avoid being ousted by opposition parties next week.
Catholic Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet waves to believers while attending a music gala as part of consecration ceremony for Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of the Hanoi Diocese Father Laurent Chu Van Minh at Nam Dinh Church, 90 km (56 miles) outside Hanoi December 4, 2008. Father Laurent served as a barber and a teacher for 32 years in his homeland and was consecrated as a priest when he as 51 years old in 1994 and now serves as the rector of the Hanoi St. Joseph Seminary. Vietnam has 8 million Catholics, the second largest community in Asia after the Philippines.
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper pauses before speaking at Rideau Hall in Ottawa December 4, 2008 after meeting with Governor General Michaelle Jean. The head of Canada's opposition Liberal Party said on Thursday he is committed to ousting the Conservative government early next year unless Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes "monumental changes" to his economic recovery plan.
